During a breakthrough election held after a coup nearly seven years ago, former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita came to power only to be ousted by another coup just seven years later. He died at age 76. Since he was forced to resign by the military junta in August 2020, Keita, who is known as
A Durham police spokesman said that an 18-year-old pregnant woman, eight months pregnant, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night. Around 7:25 p.m Heeven Zariah Rooks, of Durham, was traveling north on South Briggs Avenue when the 2002 Cadillac Escalade she was traveling in smashed into her head, Based on a Durham police
A major heroin bust by the international maritime operation in the Arabian Sea saw the United States navy seize 385 kilograms of heroin (nearly 849 pounds) worth nearly $4 million. Stateless fishing vessels plying Mideast waters were intercepted by USS Tempest and USS Typhoon, according to an official statement from the international task force. On
A new study has shown that older people who receive the third dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will have an increased chance of being protected against the Omicron variant. Researchers in the study examined the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines that used mRNA technology against the Delta and Omicron variants of
Leaders from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met Tuesday to discuss their Open Balkan initiative which aims at promoting political stability throughout the region. Edi Rama, president of Albania, hosted the two-day meeting in Tirana with Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, and Zoran Zaev, president of north Macedonia. In addition to signing labour market and
According to latest unemployment benefit filings, more Americans applied for benefits, despite signs that the labour market is rebounding from last year’s coronavirus recession. Apparently not all boats rise with the tide, but it appears as though some firms are experiencing a recovery in their business. According to historical standards, the number of jobless claims
The Broward County School District will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some injured in last year’s Valentine’s Day Massacure at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Members of the Board voted Tuesday to approve the two legal settlements. 51 plaintiffs, including family members of the 17 victims, injured
The Italian government has tried to combat the pandemic by making it mandatory for all women in Italy who are not pregnant or have given birth recently, but this is not working as well they imagined.While Italy was under lockdown, the country’s birth rate declined by 13.6%.The month of January 2021 saw a drastic fall
Guns and violence are not welcome in El Paso. A woman suspected of shooting a man is now wanted by police after she drove onto an outdoor golf course early Monday morning with his blood still on her hands. At about 4 am, police responded to a call from someone with gunshot wounds at Whataburger
Prime Minister Johnson has no plans to limit travel or impose any other restrictions on the virus’s spread, his spokesman said on Friday. Scottish officials have claimed that they expect omicron coronavirus variants will become dominant within just days now and could go down as one of Britain’s most threatening outbreaks in decades if nothing
Police said Wednesday that a Reynoldsburg man was arrested and charged with murder in relation to the Sept. 12 shooting death of a South Side man, according to Police.Garland Williams will not be bullied by criminals as he awaits trial for murdering someone so senselessly! The 24-year old man who was shot and killed on
Japan has approved a 770 billion yen ($6.8 million) request for an extra defense budget for March to speed up the purchase of missiles, anti-submarine missiles, and other weapons amid growing concerns about Chinese, Russian and North Korean military aggression. The decision was made on Friday after weeks spent deliberating between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s
